How People Actually Use AI Image Generation: Data from 4,900+ Users

How People Actually Use AI Image Generation: Data from 4,900+ Users Based on real usage data from NanoBanana2 (nanobanana2.com), an AI image platform with users across 54 countries. The Surprising Truth: Editing Beats Creating The AI image generation space is dominated by "text-to-image" marketing. But our data tells a different story. 75% of all generations are edits, not creations. Users don't come to generate images from scratch — they come to modify existing photos. They upload a product shot and change the background. They take a portrait and adjust the lighting. They grab a screenshot and restyle it. Usage Breakdown (Last 7 Days, 2,100+ Generations) Mode Share What Users Do Edit Mode 75.2% Upload photo → describe changes in natural language Standard (Text-to-Image) 21.4% Generate from text prompt Video Generation 1.9% Text/image to video Other 1.5% Upscaling, enhancement, background removal This ratio has been consistent since the Edit Mode feature launched and has been climbing